Poljaković, Ivan(Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Jyväskylä, 2011)

The recent political, social and economic changes in Europe have had a great
impact on higher education, in particular with regard to foreign language teaching
at universities. This has resulted in an increased need for ...

Tuomi, Ulla-Kristiina; Rontu, Heidi(Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Jyväskylä, 2011)

The present article examines university language centres in Finland, their current
role, and the challenges they face. The aim is to provide a point of comparison to
Ivan Poljaković’s article on language centres in European ...

Holm, Lars; Laursen, Helle Pia(Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Jyväskylä, 2011)

International comparisons of levels of literacy have in some countries been
interpreted as an indication of a prevailing literacy crisis that demands political
actions to avoid negative impact on national competitiveness, ...

Moate, Josephine(Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Jyväskylä, 2011)

This theoretical paper offers a reconceptualisation of talk in CLIL based on
sociocultural and dialogic theories of education. Building on these educational
theories and the experiences of an on-going CLIL project, this ...